.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>
.Dd March 8, 2001
.Dt VSFTPD 8
.Sh NAME
.Nm vsftpd
.Nd Very Secure FTP Daemon
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm vsftpd
.Op Ar configuration file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm vsftpd
is the Very Secure File Transfer Protocol Daemon. The server can be launched
via a
.Dq super-server
such as
.Xr inetd 8
or
.Xr xinetd 8 .
Alternatively, vsftpd can be launched in standalone mode, in which case vsftpd
itself will listen on the network. This latter mode is easier to use, and
recommended. It is activated by setting
.Pa listen=YES
in
.Pa /etc/vsftpd.conf .
Direct execution of the
.Nm vsftpd
binary will then launch the FTP service ready for immediate client connections.
.Sh OPTIONS
An optional
.Op configuration file
may be given on the command line.  The default configuration file is
.Pa /etc/vsftpd.conf .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr vsftpd.conf 5